EDA’s acquisition era arrived close on the heels of the EDA era. SDA merged with ECAD to form Cadence in 1987, and the new company’s first acquisition was in 1989. The company has made nearly 40 acquisitions to date. Synopsys incorporated in 1986, and its first acquisition was in 1990. The company has made more…
Advances in software and hardware technologies now make it feasible to use both embedded and desktop operating systems in a secure military system. Robert examines enablers such as a secure separation kernel and an embedded software hypervisor, then explains uses of desktop OSs in secure military systems. (470th Military Intelligence Brigade Public Affairs photo by Gregory Ripps)